Chapter 9 - The Fall of the Traitor
Victor fell onto his knees on the wet steel gantry, his detonator clattering uselessly to the floor below as heavy plastic restraints were secured around his wrists.
Dominic climbed the metal stairs, standing over his defeated cousin with cold, unyielding judgment.
"Dominic! Please! We share the same blood!" Victor whimpered, his former arrogance crumbling into pathetic desperation. "I did it for the family! I wanted to make us stronger!"
"You tried to freeze my five-year-old daughter to death in a snowstorm," Dominic said, his dark eyes devoid of any pity. "You sold out our family for greed."
Dominic turned to his chief of security. "Hand Victor and his complete financial records over to the federal prosecutor's organized crime division. He will spend the remainder of his natural life in a maximum-security federal penitentiary."
As federal agents dragged Victor away in double-lock handcuffs, Dominic picked up his silver pocket watch, checking the time as the storm outside began to abate.
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He took a deep breath of the damp sea air, knowing that the dark shadow hanging over his life had finally been lifted forever.
👉 Read PART 10 to see Dominic's emotional proposal to Clara in the mansion's private chapel!
